Yaron Levi
Yaron Levi | |
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| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 2023– | Yesh Atid |
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| Born | 29 August 1981 Bat Yam, Israel |
Yaron Amos Levi (born 29 August 1981) is an Israeli Politician currently serving as a member of the Knesset for Yesh Atid. He previously served as Deputy Mayor of Bat Yam.[1]
Biography
[edit]Yaron Levi was born in Bat Yam[2] on 29 August 1981. Before entering politics, he was a member of the Israeli Judo team, and won both the Israel Judo Championship and the IJF Junior World Tour in 2000,[3][4] before quitting in 2002 due to injuries.[5]
In 2018, Levy was elected to the Bat Yam City Council as a member of Yesh Atid,[2] and also served as its deputy Mayor, holding the Sports, Young Persons and Beaches portfolios.[1] On 2021 Israeli legislative election, he was placed on 30th spot, but was not elected as Yesh Atid only won seventeen seats.[6] Ahead of the 2022 Israeli legislative election, Levy was assigned the 26th spot on Yesh Atid's electoral list.[7] He was not elected as the party won 24 seats,[8] but entered the Knesset on 1 August 2023 after Orna Barbivai resigned to run for Mayor of Tel Aviv.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Levi is married and has three children.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Member of the Knesset Yaron Levi". Knesset. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "גאווה לבת ים: סגן ראש העירייה ירון לוי יהיה האיש שלנו בכנסת". mynetbatyam (in Hebrew). 2023-07-30. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ "חליפות ג'ודו בכנסת: רזבוזוב התחרה במשכן". ONE. 2016-01-19. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ "JudoInside - A-Tournament U20 German Junior Open Berlin Event". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ "הג'ודוקא לשעבר ירון לוי צפוי להתמודד לתפקיד יו"ר איגוד הג'ודו". Walla! (in Hebrew). 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ "רשימת מועמדים". Archived from the original on 2021-06-01.
- ^ "לפיד חושף: זו רשימת יש עתיד לכנסת ה-25". Srugim (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ כהן, שירית אביטן (2022-11-02). "ספירת הקולות הסתיימה: זו תמונת המנדטים הסופית". Globes. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
External links
[edit]- Yaron Levi on the Knesset website